Prometheus

"B. Turned the movie into a “Lets bash the stupid Christians at every turn.”
C. Respecting the beliefs of a non-specified Pagan religion, you don’t get it both ways. "

I honestly don't remember either of these things happening. Of course, not having any religion myself, it easily could have gone over my head.

 

Well, yes...but the people who say those things aren't the most sympathetic of characters, and the Christian is clearly the hero of the piece.

If the villain of the film makes fun of something you like, that isn't necessarily a message the film is trying to portray.

 

I saw this a couple of weeks ago and quite enjoyed it for what it is, a fun and somewhat beautiful sci-fi flick.
but to your points...
A. I don't see how it broke any canon, except with the AVP movies which to be honest are best forgotten about. Everything can be easily fitted in with the 4 real Alien films.
B + C. I didn't see a problem with the religious aspect, though I can't see where the "christian bashing" comes in, even with the original ideas for why the engineers want to wipe us out that were removed from the film.
D. Pretty much all sci-fi fiction, in every form, does this for reason of drama. Its poetic licence, again no problem there.
E. Actually not a bad point
F. Androids are a staple of the Alien films but David seemed quite in control to me.
G. Some of the crew did seem to make quite odd decisions which have been picked up by lots of people around the world. Maybe some of this will be fixed in the impending directors cut on Blu-Ray (and hopefully DVD so I don't have to spend on a Blu-player just yet)
H. Again, this is a staple of the Alien films, and its the same company (well half of it, they haven't merged with Yutani yet) so what would you expect.

 

I have started several drafts as a response to this, then abandoned them. I simply can't reply with out getting snarky, so I will just say this. It's a movie. A piece of fiction, nothing more. A piece of fiction someone else wrote, someone else's vision. I enjoyed every moment of it, and hope to see a sequel.

 

I'll admit, the plot's a mess. But aside from some of the things which are purely a matter of taste (religion bashing, etc.), what are some of the actual story telling issues that you noticed, and how would you change them?

 

I think I'm right in saying it had a different writer involved in it compared to the other films. That accounts for a lot of peoples problems with it. Frankly, as objective as we want to be, admit it, we're comparing it to Alien. By that criteria its going to be a bit off.

That being said, to me, modern motion picture writers aren't worth much. A lot of things have pretty wonky writing... And then you get someone like Joss Whedon or Steve Moffat who balance the equation.

As always scifi is sidelined. The golden days this isn't.. but I like to think its getting better with the success of the avengers and such.. sorry.. I like to HOPE.

 

Went to see this a while ago and enjoyed it for what it was. I think I enjoyed the fact that my freind was cowering in the corner during most of the movie despite it not being scary.

As far as the unexplained stuff like the aliens/engineers suddenly want to destroy the humans it seems to me that they've left that sort of thing unanswred in order to make a sequal.

 

Mom: How was the movie?
Me: Not that good
Mom: What was it about?
Me: I don't know

That movie did not explain anything! ARGH

 

I watched this movie on monday. I thought it was full of plot holes. The grand scope of the story was huge and I felt the narrative struggled to keep up with the overall theme. Geiger's work was amazing and the film was visually stunning. Overall, I would rate Prometheus three out of five stars. I hope they make a sequel so many of the plot holes and themes could be explained. I was also surprised with the religious theme that was present throughout the entire movie.

 

I agree about Gieger; he's one of my favorite artists.

 

PROS
Fun to watch
Some parts are very grotesque and added to the horror aspect
Very good visual effects
Art design by Giger
Loved the aliens

CONS
Poor characters, very black and white
Left too many unanswered questions; didn't explain hardly anything
Ending

But go and see it for yourself and tell us what you think

 

I did not see "Christian bashing," in fact I thought the near-end of the movie actually had a pro-Christian or at least Pro-Theist message. I consider myself a "wobbly Catholic" and I actually enjoyed discussing the theological aspects presented in the film. (If the Engineers made humans, then is Christ truly the son of God?) I said yes, Christ is beyond humanity and the human form is a vessel for the soul, even if it's built by a race diabolical aliens I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm just trying to make the point that the immediate interpretation of anti-Christian can be broken down rather easily.

Other than that, I agree with what others said, Geiger really came through again. That man scares me.

The unanswered questions were irritating from a screenwriting standpoint, teasing the audience and leaving them unsatisfied. However, as with the theological implications, I found the discussion after the movie(we went to steak n' shake intriguing and fun.

I was sort of expecting it to blow my mind a bit, but alas, my mind remains intact. It could have been better, and I don't want to go into all the scientific flubs that got more annoying as the film progressed. (Taking your helmet off on an alien planet just because there's oxygen? wtf!)

There's a sequel rumored to be in the works which 20th Century Fox says may address many of the unanswered questions.

Now it's time to see Moonrise Kingdom...

 

The movie wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either. In the end I sat there asking myself "Well, what about this and that." I mean, there were so many things and elements that weren't explained. It will only receive a 3/6 stars from me.

 

well it is just a alien rehash everyone on board gets killed horribly at least 2 by having something sucking on them and exploding out afterwards, and the chick escapes

only new thing is Signorney Weaver is not in it, or her DNA

what amazes me is how far they park from everything, must get tired of walking
to me it lost the plot when dna disintegrating gray instead of green hulk man alien gets eaten by new version of little shop of horrors cactus, and when it falls on him pseudo sexual climax, writer needs therapy
why dont they just stick to the original formula make a tight alien movie that we have enjoyed a few times over

all they needed was the machine that carved the mayan calender and it will be complete